I was yards from the stage during the attempted Trump assassination — this is what it was like to witness history
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I was yards from the stage during the attempted Trump assassination — this is what it was like to witness history

BUTLER, Pa. — I crammed myself up onto the stairs leading to the risers for the press just yards from the stage as former President Donald Trump arrived at the Butler Farm Show fairgrounds around 6 p.m. Saturday. Equipped with only my cell phone as I anticipated Trump’s signature entrance…

Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks was bullied loner: classmate
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Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks was bullied loner: classmate

The 20-year-old man who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania Saturday was described by former classmates as a bullied loner with a penchant for hunting outfits and video games. Thomas Matthew Crooks was killed by the Secret Service on Saturday evening after he opened fire at…

Thomas Matthew Crooks ID’d as gunman who shot Trump during Pa. rally
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Thomas Matthew Crooks ID’d as gunman who shot Trump during Pa. rally

The gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump Saturday was identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, sources told The Post. Crooks, of Bethel Park, Pa., squeezed off shots — one of which grazed Trump in the ear — at an outdoor rally in Butler, just outside Pittsburgh. Sources…

Majority of swing-state voters believe vaping is as bad as or worse than smoking: poll
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Majority of swing-state voters believe vaping is as bad as or worse than smoking: poll

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A new poll the Vapor Technology Association released reveals that three-quarters of voters across three swing states believe vaping is “as bad as or worse” than smoking cigarettes and other nicotine products. Former Trump official Kellyanne Conway’s firm conducted the poll, which surveyed 600 registered voters in…

Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion kills seven after two more bodies found
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Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion kills seven after two more bodies found

More bodies have been found as emergency crews continue to survey the site of the R.M. chocolate factory in Berks County, Pennsylvania, bringing the number of fatalities from Friday evening’s explosion to seven. West Reading Mayor Samantha Kaag released a statement Sunday that said two more bodies were located and that all…

Fetterman tells Joy Reid he’ll be ‘much better’ in January and ‘fit’ to serve
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Fetterman tells Joy Reid he’ll be ‘much better’ in January and ‘fit’ to serve

Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman (D) declared in his first post-debate interview that he’ll be “much better” by January — but he declined to say exactly how his stroke recovery will impact his job as senator if elected.  Fetterman appeared on MSNBC’s “The Reidout” with host Joy Reid on Thursday,…